Sunshine Coast locals encouraged to support IFYS Christmas Drive
Making ends meet has been tough for many Sunshine Coast families over the past few years. Since 2022, the cost of living is through the roof, including; food prices up by 15 per cent; housing…
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Address to ASFA Conference 2025
Superannuants are the Coalition’s people Australians have more than $4 trillion of their wealth stored in superannuation accounts, money they are relying on for a dignified retirement. For the most part, it was not their…
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INTERVIEW WITH EVAN LUCAS – 2GB MONEY NEWS
11 November 2025 Evan Lucas Ted O'Brien is The Shadow Treasurer, and he joins me this evening, Ted. Welcome to the program. Ted O'Brien Thanks very much, Evan. Evan Lucas So you've written in the…
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Two big spenders, but one bold and the other timid
Gough Whitlam drove a huge expansion in government spending, just as Anthony Albanese has done today. But there is a key difference. As published in the Australian Financial Review 10 November 2025 The recent surge…
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LABOR’S $2.3 BILLION ENERGY BLUNDER EXPOSES SERIOUS FAILURE OF OVERSIGHT
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT The Albanese Government has been caught out in a $2.3 billion bungle that Treasury itself admits may have breached the…
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MORTGAGE HOLDERS LEFT WONDERING IF RATES ARE AS LOW AS THEY’LL EVER GO UNDER THIS GOVERNMENT
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT On Melbourne Cup Day, Australians were hoping for a rate cut but, due to the ‘Jimflation effect’, there are no…
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INTERVIEW WITH JOSH MARTIN, 7NEWS – THE ISSUE PODCAST
Josh Martin Ted O'Brien, the Deputy Liberal Leader and Shadow Treasurer, is tackling the issue. The 51 year old is the member for Fairfax on the Sunshine Coast, and hails from a successful Queensland business…
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INTERVIEW WITH GARY HARDGRAVE 4BC
30 October 2025 Gary Hardgrave Shadow Treasurer Ted O'Brien, the member for Fairfax on the Sunshine Coast, he has a perspective on the state of the economy. What these figures means. He joins us. Ted O'Brien,…
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INTERVIEW WITH KARL STEFANOVIC – THE TODAY SHOW
27 October 2025 Karl Stefanovic Welcome back to the show. Well, summit season. Yes, there is a season underway in Malaysia this morning. And what better way to kick things off than a little bit…
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Chalmers’ super tax 2.0 shows he hasn’t learnt his lesson
Rather than stopping his spending spree or growing the economic pie, the treasurer continues to reach for higher taxes, more debt, and bigger government. As published in the Australian Financial Review 17 October 2025 Australia…
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LABOR’S SPENDING SPREE DRIVES UNEMPLOYMENT TO PANDEMIC LEVELS
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX THE HON TIM WILSON MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT MEMBER FOR GOLDSTEIN JOINT MEDIA…
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SPIRALS TO 12-MONTH LOW AS LABOR OFFERS NOTHING BUT POLITICAL SPIN
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT The latest ANZ-ROY Morgan Consumer Confidence report shows Australians remain under pressure and their confidence things will get better continues…
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INTERVIEW WITH DAVID PENBERTHY AND WILL GOODINGS – 5AA
14 October 2025 David Penberthy We've got the Shadow Treasurer, Ted O'Brien, on the line. Maybe he's going to have a crack at that. Mr. O'Brien, good morning. Ted O'Brien Good Morning Dave and Will.…
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CHALMERS’ SUPER TAX BACKFLIP A HUMILIATING ADMISSION OF FAILURE
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT Jim Chalmers has been forced into a humiliating backflip on his proposal to tax super unrealised gains, as his Prime…
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OPINION PIECE: Coalition Plans to Grow the Economic Pie
As published in the AFR on 8 October 2025 Last week, three years of Labor economic mismanagement came home to roost. On Monday, the treasurer released the Final Budget Outcome for 2024-25, boasting he had “engineered”…
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LABOR’S SPENDING SPREE DENIES MORTGAGE HOLDERS FURTHER RATE RELIEF
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT Millions of Australian mortgage holders were left wanting today, just the latest in a long line of disappointments throughout Labor’s…
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LABOR’S SPENDING SPREE TAKES BUDGET FROM SURPLUS TO DEFICIT
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX SENATOR JAMES PATERSON SHADOW MINISTER FOR FINANCE SHADOW MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE SENATOR FOR VICTORIA JOINT…
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HIGHEST INFLATION IN A YEAR AS OECD SOUNDS ALARM ON LABOR’S ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT Today’s CPI figures and the OECD’s interim outlook confirm that Labor has lost control of the budget and Australians are…
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OPINION PIECE: WHAT LABOR’S CLIMATE TARGETS REALLY MEAN FOR AUSSIE HOUSEHOLDS
As published in the Australian on 24 September 2025 The Albanese government has committed Australia to cutting our emissions in half over the next decade – Australian jobs, industry and prosperity be damned. Alongside their…
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LABOR’S 2035 TARGET: HIGHER COSTS, ZERO CREDIBILITY
THE HON SUSSAN LEY MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FARRER THE HON TED O’BRIEN ACTING SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA RELEASE The Coalition strongly rejects Labor’s…
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Ted’s Mobile Office
From Thursday 25 Sep, I’ll be out and about with my mobile office – meeting locals and listening to the issues that matter most. Whether it’s a local concern or a federal matter, I’m looking…
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Labor’s “Super Bad” Super Tax Will Hurt Millions
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LABOR’S SUPER BIG, SUPER BAD SUPER TAX IN RETREAT
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX Reports today indicate that Labor is walking away from its super big, super bad super tax after the Prime Minister has been…
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INTERVIEW WITH KARL SARAH ABO – THE TODAY SHOW
9 September 2025 Sarah Abo Well, the rift continues to threaten the Coalition this morning, with Liberal front bencher Alex Hawke calling on Senator Jacinta Price to apologise for her comments about Indian migrants. Joining…
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COALITION DELIVERS MODERN DIGITAL PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD
Ted O’Brien MP Federal Member for Fairfax Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Pat Conaghan MP Federal Member for Cowper Shadow Assistant Treasurer Shadow Minister for Financial Services JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Australians who tap…
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